Instrument: 10-key flute, boxwood with ivory rings and brass keys - original case, circa 1835
Maker: Ziegler, Vienna (1821 - 1895)
Pitch: 430-440
Sounding Length: 618mm
Total Length:
Embouchure size: small/square
Restorer: Jon Cornia
Notes: a fairly early flute by Ziegler. Brass lined keyways. Very nice squarish embouchure hole as preferred by many of the Viennese makers. Slanted E hole like Koch’s flutes generally to allow the D# key to be used with E . Quite a fine original case with the owners name Enrico Defrancesco (De Francesco). As Ziegler flutes were extremely popular in Italy it is likely that the flute would have come from there and possibly brought to America by an immigrant. I have not been able to turn up any information related to the owner’s name.
Demonstration video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd3k1MbrQRE&feature=youtu.be
